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build the missile defense shield. make friends with russia's the southern countries, the farmers, the soviet union countries. make good friends with them. the other thing is energy independence. you have been on this from the very beginning, especially as an economic boom to the united states. there's a geo political geo strategic situation with the united states. if we can push down the price of oil, if it goes below $90 a barrel, they are on their knees. >> let me throw this to lani, i would argue that k.t. is 1,000% right. if we sign on the keystone pipeline tomorrow, we have more oil, more natural gas, more fracking opportunities, more oil than the middle east, just saying we're opening it up would literally change the equation tomorrow. why won't this president -- why won't he do it? >> i support the keystone pipeline, i don't understand the logic to oppose it, i agree we should be concentrating on american energy to undermine the russian power that they use over europe. i also don't think we should let europe of
build the missile defense shield. make friends with russia's the southern countries, the farmers, the soviet union countries. make good friends with them. the other thing is energy independence. you have been on this from the very beginning, especially as an economic boom to the united states. there's a geo political geo strategic situation with the united states. if we can push down the price of oil, if it goes below $90 a barrel, they are on their knees. >> let me throw this to lani, i...
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. >> secretary of defense, chuck hagel announced this week, a new five year budget for the pent began that could reshape the armed forces. one, army cuts. the u.s. army is already scheduled to drop from today's active duty force of 5 hundred 22,000 troops to 492,000 next year. serve secretary--secretary hagel wants to bring the total to 440,000 troops by the year 2019, six years from now. it will be the smallest sized u.s. army in 75 years, which brings us back to before world war i i. here is secretary hagel on why. >> we are no longer sizing the force. >> that is called army speak. you figure out it. two, marine corp. cuts to 182,000. three, army national guard cuts from # 3-0 hundred 55,000 to- -from 355,000 to 335,000. four,s special operations up from 66,000 today to 66,000 because the forces are uniquely suited for the most likely missions of the future. five, the loser, the a10 wart hog tank killer plane. cold war era spy plain, retired. drone, unmanned aircraft, they are hot. four, six, military benefits reduced including cut backs for service persons tax free housing and heig
. >> secretary of defense, chuck hagel announced this week, a new five year budget for the pent began that could reshape the armed forces. one, army cuts. the u.s. army is already scheduled to drop from today's active duty force of 5 hundred 22,000 troops to 492,000 next year. serve secretary--secretary hagel wants to bring the total to 440,000 troops by the year 2019, six years from now. it will be the smallest sized u.s. army in 75 years, which brings us back to before world war i i....
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arare we going to see a recessin in the wasashington area and defense spending cuts continue? >> the washington onomy y is much more diversifieied than it used to be. last m month -- this month, february, car sales were rather robu, i am m hearing from folks i talk to at dealerships. even though in detroit they said february is noa good month, that is because of the snow. there is resiliencyere. i think pele are simply gog to find other things to dodo. >> ok,ther things to do. reid, i want to talk about minimuwageith yoyou. u heard the governors saying that they are not too worried about his crib of these in the minimum wawage in this a area. but you have been saying the president continues to push for minimum wage. where does that stanand? >> essentially, not quite dead in the wer. but there is no reaeal cooperatn comingrom congressional republicans on t the minimum wa. the president and congressional democrats are gog to u use it as a a campaign hitch through the year and throughgh the falall. partly why y see all three democrats there, that certainly will not cross the nati
arare we going to see a recessin in the wasashington area and defense spending cuts continue? >> the washington onomy y is much more diversifieied than it used to be. last m month -- this month, february, car sales were rather robu, i am m hearing from folks i talk to at dealerships. even though in detroit they said february is noa good month, that is because of the snow. there is resiliencyere. i think pele are simply gog to find other things to dodo. >> ok,ther things to do. reid,...
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i remember also the timing last week when chuck hagel announced the defense cuts of troop levels. i guess that was bad timing, given what's going on this week. >> not good timing. i still believe in america. i still believe we can be steadfast, but i think we've got to understand slat mere putin and what his ambitions are. that's a key element. >> i suspect you're right. all of these steps, the u.s. is now contemplating. and no military operation. no boots on the ground, no air flights. these other steps will be significant, but probably at least in the short term won't change what putin has in mind. >> there are elements of planning that nato can begin, especially where these other countries are concerned. including members of nato. >> but you've got to get nato in agreement. nato acts by consensus. whether nato would be in agreement is another story. >> tough call. >> thanks very much for coming in. senator john mccain. >>> up next, ukraine is just the latest international challenge for president obama. our own gloria borger gives us her take on whether the president has a credi
i remember also the timing last week when chuck hagel announced the defense cuts of troop levels. i guess that was bad timing, given what's going on this week. >> not good timing. i still believe in america. i still believe we can be steadfast, but i think we've got to understand slat mere putin and what his ambitions are. that's a key element. >> i suspect you're right. all of these steps, the u.s. is now contemplating. and no military operation. no boots on the ground, no air...
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everybody said they are acting on self defense. russia has been suggesting that maybe it is in the crimean order to protect ethnic russians in the region. of course people on the kbroupd a ground are saying there is no threat. i should stress that even if there was a threat to russians, that is not a basis under which putin can move in. so it's more the invocation and right now it's in a court of public opinion. they are saying hey, we and our allies will try to address your concerns and it seems essentially trying to call putin's bluff on his cushions of how he is concerned for russians in crimea. when you are talking about him inventing a legal premises as you see it to justify these actions, have we seen other places or other examples approximate examples of this? >> we have seen it, but what is interesting is how the tune changed. he didn't bother to say international law was an aside. when they violated international law, he started to invent the idea that he was asked to go in and by the legitimate government by the deposed p
everybody said they are acting on self defense. russia has been suggesting that maybe it is in the crimean order to protect ethnic russians in the region. of course people on the kbroupd a ground are saying there is no threat. i should stress that even if there was a threat to russians, that is not a basis under which putin can move in. so it's more the invocation and right now it's in a court of public opinion. they are saying hey, we and our allies will try to address your concerns and it...
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he says if you mean the self-defense troops, they take no orders from us. what do you think about that? >> not much. clearly what is going on in crimea is choreographed directly or indirectly with russian support. me may have to accept the possibility we may not be able to shoe horn the russians out. we could start expanding the exports of oil and gas. we want to reduce the independence of countries like ukraine on russia. you have got to play this for the long haul which means to weaken the ability of russia to intimidate any of its neighbors including ukraine. martha: what do you think led to this moment. you are basically, it sound to me, correct me if i'm wrong. you are saying crimea is gone and you are not the first person who said that to us on this program. that situation may be over. how did we get caught so off guard and allow that to happen. >> i'm not sure it, gone. i think we have to prepare ourselves for that possibility. i'm hoping the sanctions and diplomatic process might mean the russians do withdraw. but i think we have to be -- we have to
he says if you mean the self-defense troops, they take no orders from us. what do you think about that? >> not much. clearly what is going on in crimea is choreographed directly or indirectly with russian support. me may have to accept the possibility we may not be able to shoe horn the russians out. we could start expanding the exports of oil and gas. we want to reduce the independence of countries like ukraine on russia. you have got to play this for the long haul which means to weaken...
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mocking the fact that there are defense cuts at a time of great peril. listen. >> the invasion of crimea, geneva to collapse, iran negotiation stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive. north korea fired missiles in the last few days. syria is now turning into a regional conflict and the list goes on. >> now, john mccain went on to sarcastically say secretary hagel's timing is impeccable in the words of john mccain sarcastically suggesting this is not the time to be cutting the defense budget. >> interesting. what's the intrigue over germany's leader angela merkel emerging as a key player here? >> you'll remember in recent weeks the president clashed with angela merkel over nsa surveillance, reports that angle, a merkel's cell phone had been eavesdropped on, listened to by u.s. officials. there was a lot of patching up that needed to be done. yesterday there was a phone call of about an hour in which the president talked with angela merkel to work through what the white house is calling a diplomatic exit ramp here for vladimir putin to
mocking the fact that there are defense cuts at a time of great peril. listen. >> the invasion of crimea, geneva to collapse, iran negotiation stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive. north korea fired missiles in the last few days. syria is now turning into a regional conflict and the list goes on. >> now, john mccain went on to sarcastically say secretary hagel's timing is impeccable in the words of john mccain sarcastically suggesting this is not the time to...
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proposal.l has sent a served as secretary of defense -- as the cohen served secretary of defense under william clinton. he also served in the house of representatives. toning us now to discuss the state of the military and the state of politics. you get that money, you figure out how to spend it. what is your take on the budget. devil made me do it. the congress of the u.s. has mandated that the defense department take a half $1 trillion out of its spending programs. fixed on thes now problem. he has come up with a proposal to cut back on the number of personnel and that is where you get the quickest spin down in taking money out of personnel because that is where you have a very high costs involved. he is reducing the size of the military by some 70,000. the marines.ut of he is cutting some old systems, retiring them and putting more money into new systems. if congress doesn't like it and congress controls the purse strings, the president proposes, congress proposes. congress will have to decide do we propose more money or do we have a different balance in keeping some of the older sy
proposal.l has sent a served as secretary of defense -- as the cohen served secretary of defense under william clinton. he also served in the house of representatives. toning us now to discuss the state of the military and the state of politics. you get that money, you figure out how to spend it. what is your take on the budget. devil made me do it. the congress of the u.s. has mandated that the defense department take a half $1 trillion out of its spending programs. fixed on thes now problem....
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that's their defense. but listen, the bottom line is, they were caught off guard. >> i read an interesting report on this in the "wall street journal" today. they said, and we're going to double-check, but the "wall street journal" said the d.o.d. got it wrong, cia got to right -- got it more right than wrong. d.o.d. got it more wrong than right. there seemed to be a split between the department of defense analysis and cia's analysis. >> that's one read. i did ask someone about that and they said in actuality the two reports were not vastly different. but, you know, you read two intelligence reports, they're always going to be a little different. >> excellent point. don't go too far away. >>> up next, if sanctions are imposed against russia, how will world markets be affected? we're going to talk with the ceo of goldman sachs. lloyd blankfein here will discuss putin and russia's money. >>> and angela merkel emerges as a major player in resolving this crises. we'll take a look at the dynamic between angela
that's their defense. but listen, the bottom line is, they were caught off guard. >> i read an interesting report on this in the "wall street journal" today. they said, and we're going to double-check, but the "wall street journal" said the d.o.d. got it wrong, cia got to right -- got it more right than wrong. d.o.d. got it more wrong than right. there seemed to be a split between the department of defense analysis and cia's analysis. >> that's one read. i did...
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ukraine cost millions -- ministry of defense has denied those reports. they might follow the example of the navy commander. >> you are at the scene of the standoff. what can you tell us about what you saw? situation can be described as a war of nerves. it is between russian soldiers and the ukrainian forces. the russians have brought dozens of military vehicles. there at the ukrainian army base. they are there to stay. on the other side, isaiah ukrainian soldiers and many of them were very young and ill-equipped. they were not very experienced. they were standing behind gates and looking at the russian troops. my impression is that ukrainian soldiers were scared. they were frightened. >> thank you for joining us. thank you for that report. pressure is mounting from the west. john kerry called the russian military an incredible act of aggression. he warned moscow that they could lose their membership in the group of eight nations. they may have economics options -- sanctions. there was a crisis meeting in brussels. -- heto chief warned that urged russia t
ukraine cost millions -- ministry of defense has denied those reports. they might follow the example of the navy commander. >> you are at the scene of the standoff. what can you tell us about what you saw? situation can be described as a war of nerves. it is between russian soldiers and the ukrainian forces. the russians have brought dozens of military vehicles. there at the ukrainian army base. they are there to stay. on the other side, isaiah ukrainian soldiers and many of them were...
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defense cuts. it would shrink the size of the army and eliminate some older weapons programs. the secretary laid out his plans yesterday. >> this is a time for reality. this recognizes the magnitude of the reality of our fiscal challenges, the dangerous world we live in, and the american military's unique and indispensable role in the security of this country and in today's volatile world. >> for more insight i want to bring in robert levinson. he is a retired colonel from the u.s. air force and has more than two decades of service and joining us, larry korb. they are both joining us from washington, d.c. if you could explain based on your experience and your reading of the proposed defense budget put forth yesterday, what is your initial reaction? >> basically, it is higher than we would have expected a year ago because you had the budget deal that gave some relief from sequestration. even if you control for inflation is higher in real terms than it was during the cold war and it brings us back to
defense cuts. it would shrink the size of the army and eliminate some older weapons programs. the secretary laid out his plans yesterday. >> this is a time for reality. this recognizes the magnitude of the reality of our fiscal challenges, the dangerous world we live in, and the american military's unique and indispensable role in the security of this country and in today's volatile world. >> for more insight i want to bring in robert levinson. he is a retired colonel from the u.s....
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we'll hear from secretary of state john kerry and secretary of defense chuck hagel. we'll have analysis on all of it from our panel of experts and with russia once more in the news we'll look back at a milestone "face the nation" interview. 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs >> schieffer: good morning again there are developments from overnight on the crisis in ukraine. russian president sad her putin has moved troops in to crimea that is region where mostly russian speaking population, a move that the ukrainian prime minister says is a declaration of war. vladimir putin and president obama spoke yesterday for 90 minutes a conversation the white house described as the toughest of the obama presidency. as for ukraine, a new government there is mobilizing its reserves and authorizing the call up of all men under the age of 40. cbs news correspondent is in kiev, charlie, people are again out in the square, what's going on there? >> well, there are about a thousand demonstrators and protesters arrived here,, today we've been h
we'll hear from secretary of state john kerry and secretary of defense chuck hagel. we'll have analysis on all of it from our panel of experts and with russia once more in the news we'll look back at a milestone "face the nation" interview. 60 years of news because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs >> schieffer: good morning again there are developments from overnight on the crisis in ukraine. russian president sad her putin has moved troops in to...
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start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to have to start talking about it. senior administration official has said that russian forces now have kcomplete operational control of the peninsula. that makes this a full on military situation at this point. that means the russian military controls air, land and sea, as you said, the top naval official now essentially to the russian side. what does the pentagon do about it if they want to engage in the russian military as a way of engaging of pulling back. they don't know who may defect next to the russian side. controlling for that. that up to this point appears to be the russian goal and it looks like the u.s. has concl
start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to...
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s defense programs. from london, this is just over 30 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> question number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and according to my duties, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i think we should also congratulate on his tremendous win in that winter olympics. it was announced a bonuses of 2.3 billion pounds. 140% pay rise for the chief executive. when ordinary families face a cost-of-living crisis. isn't it time for this government to listen to labor to get our young people back to work? >> i congratulate the olympic team for the best metal performance since 1924 at a winter's game. it was a huge honor to welcome them. we had an explanation of the task of the skeleton bobsledding and indeed curling. congratulation goes to everyone involved and all those who helped to train them. on the issue of bank bonuses -- they are well down from the appalling situation.
s defense programs. from london, this is just over 30 minutes. >> questions for the prime minister. >> question number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and according to my duties, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i think we should also congratulate on his tremendous win in that winter olympics. it was announced a bonuses of 2.3 billion pounds. 140% pay...
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you know he would have applauded well i mean we've got to remember these this defense the defense cuts that we're seeing really aren't actually cuts from much they're above what we were supposed they were supposed to cut in the sequester i think one hundred thirteen billion dollars but still less than the defense department wanted for they put in their budget well they always want more and more xander missing two trillion dollars they can't account for exactly and so i think that you know there are places there are places we need to cut all over the government including the military there are military contractors that do you know abuse their privileges but i think that the reason you said all but three of their stocks hit fifty two week highs is because they've built these into they've built the expectation of less defense spending into their accounting this this mark has become basically the golden calf i mean these two do these contractors literally most of them have a plan in every single congressional district in america what we do about the budget and where you have to cut it look
you know he would have applauded well i mean we've got to remember these this defense the defense cuts that we're seeing really aren't actually cuts from much they're above what we were supposed they were supposed to cut in the sequester i think one hundred thirteen billion dollars but still less than the defense department wanted for they put in their budget well they always want more and more xander missing two trillion dollars they can't account for exactly and so i think that you know there...
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the senate hearing today, john mccain grilled secretary of defense chuck hagel about russia. let's watch that. >> mr. putin denies there are troops in russia. when mr. lavrov says today they can't withdraw russian troops because there are no russian troops in crimea, does that have some echoes to you of cold war? >> well, i think secretary kerry addressed this pretty clearly in his comments specifically about your point about no credible -- >> i was asking for your view, sir. >> i agree with secretary kerry. >> which is? >> he laid it out that we don't accept anything as putin said as fact about why they had to protect the so-called ethnic minority in crimea. >> you know, howard, it's amazing to watch john kerry -- we were talking during the quotes there. i have a feeling kerry's very formality the way he speaks even without contractions, i am concerned. normally we laugh at that stuffiness but it's working here. it keeps things calm and professional. he's like that with sergey lavrov. >> he's known lavrov for a long time. they've talked many times behind closed doors togethe
the senate hearing today, john mccain grilled secretary of defense chuck hagel about russia. let's watch that. >> mr. putin denies there are troops in russia. when mr. lavrov says today they can't withdraw russian troops because there are no russian troops in crimea, does that have some echoes to you of cold war? >> well, i think secretary kerry addressed this pretty clearly in his comments specifically about your point about no credible -- >> i was asking for your view, sir....
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. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert english is the director of the international school in southern los angeles. i want to replay that tape with the u.n. ambassador being detained in a cafe against his will, and then being escorted out of the country and as we see this, what do you make of what is going on right now in the capitol of crimea? >> reporter: things are in danger of spinning out of control. we're really at risk of some spark, provocation, accident, leading to major loss of life, and then some much larger and more deadly conflict. precisely incidents like this which we've been lucky to avoid so far are why we need to step back, both sides cool the rhetoric and begin working back channels of diplomacy to find a compromised solution. nobody is going to win this continuing on the path that we, the europeans, and the rus
. >> this morning the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies stepping up joint training through aviation detachment in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting the participation in n.a.t.o.'s air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >> robert english is the director of the international school in southern los angeles. i want to replay that tape with the u.n. ambassador being detained in a cafe against his will, and then being...
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i'm a big defense kind of person, america can do a lot. think what happened yesterday. the president of the united states had his republican secretary of defense, o one, to cover, the draw down troops in america. guess what they did today? i notice big infrastructure spending, who does it benefit, sean? anybody? >> unions? >> it is a contrast. and the president is showing what his priorities are and america made a choice and now we're going to have to make another one in 2014. >> let's face it, america is in retreat all over the world. this president does not wish to exercise power anywhere in the world. we're in retreat. so he shrinks the military to fit that new diminished role. >> wouldn't that void be filled by -- >> by who? >> iran, who is interested in expanding its borders. >> china? >> china perhaps. look, we need to think about the military not just in terms of its capability, the best thing you can do is be such an incredible hulk, people think oh, let's not bother the americas. the more you shrink that, the more there is a problem. >> but let's talk about thi
i'm a big defense kind of person, america can do a lot. think what happened yesterday. the president of the united states had his republican secretary of defense, o one, to cover, the draw down troops in america. guess what they did today? i notice big infrastructure spending, who does it benefit, sean? anybody? >> unions? >> it is a contrast. and the president is showing what his priorities are and america made a choice and now we're going to have to make another one in 2014....
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the whole country should be coming together to deal with flood defenses. and the fact is from the moment he turned up in a flooded house with a labour candidate alongside him, he completely misjudged the mood of the country. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, first -- [shouting] first of all let me say to him that it is a simple choice between the uk statistical authority and him. people will believe the uk statistical 40. and now the assessment of how much to invest in flood defense depend significantly on your assessment of the risks posed by man-made climate change. he said in opposition about climate change this. it's easy to do the sorts of things like ride your bike, visit -- rebuild your house to make a green. but it's only clear you mean it when you do the tough things as well, like telling the truth about climate change. so mr. speaker, what is the truth about climate change? >> the truth about climate change is that this government has a program to reduce carbon right across our economy. we started with the government itself, compared with the government
the whole country should be coming together to deal with flood defenses. and the fact is from the moment he turned up in a flooded house with a labour candidate alongside him, he completely misjudged the mood of the country. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, first -- [shouting] first of all let me say to him that it is a simple choice between the uk statistical authority and him. people will believe the uk statistical 40. and now the assessment of how much to invest in flood defense depend...
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military efforts will respond to the crisis in ukraine. >> the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies including stepping up joint training in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago, and augmenting our participation in nato's air-policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> and remember for the latest coming out of the ukraine and the rest of today's headlines you can follow us on twitter. >>> the votes have been counted in texas, wendy davis will face republican greg abbott. abbott has come under fire for campaigning with rock star ted nugent. >>> the state house with vote on a water protection spill in west virginia. robert and i have in charleston, and what does this bill specifically propose? >> reporter: del, it's been a long few days for the politicians here in west virginia, the bill went through the judiciary committee over the weekend, and then it hit the finance committee and sort of came to a bit of a halt, but basically it proposes that all above storage chemical tanks here in the state will be due to yearly inspections. there were a coup
military efforts will respond to the crisis in ukraine. >> the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies including stepping up joint training in poland. it's an area that i visited a few weeks ago, and augmenting our participation in nato's air-policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> and remember for the latest coming out of the ukraine and the rest of today's headlines you can follow us on twitter. >>> the votes have been counted in texas,...
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decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to be doing it. we don't even have a natural security or military strategy that has been done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our true force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be waste, fraud, duplication. what is it strategic value of making cuts and if we make some, where should they be made and where should we be spending more money rather than less money? >> up front let me say that it still remains an uncertainly world out there. adversaries still get a vote in terms of where to engage, when and under certain conditions. so we still need to maintain readiness. what i would advocate for is that we make sure that we still are able to send our sons and daughters of our volunteers as you said at the top of the comments, that they go into any fight, not be a fair fight but a fight where they go in knowing the
decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to be doing it. we don't even have a natural security or military strategy that has been done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our true force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be waste, fraud, duplication. what is it strategic value of making...
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the defense budget is coming down after a decade where the defense budget kind of double. d. the industry has to adapt to this and the big primes like people like lockheed and general dynamics maintain their profits although the revenues have come down a bit so it's an adjustment but not something people did not see coming. >> the plan is being met with resistance by many at congress. >> they are. tryingto make some tough choices it will be the job of congress to step in and move those numbers up. the world is not safer and this is not the time to begin to retreat and not the time to cut our military. >> while the budget may be getting some pushback, some lawmakers say is time to downsize. >> we can trim the budget when it comes in the military, we just have to be responsible. the world is constantly changing every single day. at the same time, we can still do the job we promised to do for the world and still do the job to protect tomography in america. >> secretary hagel's plan was he sent to congress next month as part of the obama opposed budget and congress will no doubt
the defense budget is coming down after a decade where the defense budget kind of double. d. the industry has to adapt to this and the big primes like people like lockheed and general dynamics maintain their profits although the revenues have come down a bit so it's an adjustment but not something people did not see coming. >> the plan is being met with resistance by many at congress. >> they are. tryingto make some tough choices it will be the job of congress to step in and move...
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the situation in ukraine being discussed right now at the nato's defense ministry meeting. he said he is concerned about developments in crimea. he is urging russia not to take any action, to escalate tension or create misunderstanding. we can join now as he addresses the press. >> the timing of this exercise and the yon going events in ukraine as regards the wording in our decoration on full respect for sovereignty, independence, integrity, this is actually not new language from our sides. this is language you will find in the founding documents that established the nato/ukraine commission. so we just used this opportunity to repeat what we said many years ago in our founding documents. >> japanese media. >> yesterday you mentioned ukraine. you said most important security issues in europe. understanding that, i would like to have a very simple question. how much is the nato concerned about the possible russian intervention in that area? >> we have no information indicating that russia hosni plans to interview militarily. in my statement today, i have been very balanced an
the situation in ukraine being discussed right now at the nato's defense ministry meeting. he said he is concerned about developments in crimea. he is urging russia not to take any action, to escalate tension or create misunderstanding. we can join now as he addresses the press. >> the timing of this exercise and the yon going events in ukraine as regards the wording in our decoration on full respect for sovereignty, independence, integrity, this is actually not new language from our...
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russian foreign ministry meanwhile issuing a statement in response to all this saying that the nato defense ministers were sending a quote wrong signal in their statements urging all sides to refrain from making what moscow referred to as provocative statements this alarm not just coming from the nato ministers but reflected in the western press as well the news has certainly made front page headlines with a lot of speculation that moscow's decision to hold military drills is linked somehow to the unrest that's a notion which the russian defense minister sergei sure disputed saying that the emergency military drills were routine and largely unrelated to the developments in the ukraine he did go want to say that russia is of course closely monitoring the developments there and there as well as around the russia's black sea fleet which remember is based in the crimean. well the western media has a longstanding history of making moscow out to be the bad guy that's to be a political analyst dimitri babich course. certain people in the west and there are nationalist rodeos in your brain are inte
russian foreign ministry meanwhile issuing a statement in response to all this saying that the nato defense ministers were sending a quote wrong signal in their statements urging all sides to refrain from making what moscow referred to as provocative statements this alarm not just coming from the nato ministers but reflected in the western press as well the news has certainly made front page headlines with a lot of speculation that moscow's decision to hold military drills is linked somehow to...
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well a unified message from nato defense ministers urging to keep most revolutionary ukraine is one visa message from home alarm we did hear from. in the nato secretary general russia not to do anything that would quote escalate tensions or create a misunderstanding he later told a meeting of the nato ukraine commission which is presently having a get together in brussels that the latest developments in the crimea were dangerous and irresponsible he did go on to also call on kiev authorities to leave the country forward in what he called an inclusive political process the new german defense minister also weighing in at her very first nato summit let's take a listen to what she had to say the situation in the ukraine particularly in crimea fills us with great concern it is of the utmost importance that we prevent a breakup of the ukraine and that special forces in the country are strengthened so nato defense ministers as you heard there are unified and they are alarmed over the developments now as you heard from my colleague going off the crimean that was of course part of russia until ni
well a unified message from nato defense ministers urging to keep most revolutionary ukraine is one visa message from home alarm we did hear from. in the nato secretary general russia not to do anything that would quote escalate tensions or create a misunderstanding he later told a meeting of the nato ukraine commission which is presently having a get together in brussels that the latest developments in the crimea were dangerous and irresponsible he did go on to also call on kiev authorities to...
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. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel spelling out the u.s. military role in ukraine today. >> we are pursuing measures to support our allies, including stepping up joint training in poland, an area i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our participation in nato's air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> senator john mccain asking chuck hagel plainly is this the right time to reduce the military. >> your timing is exquisite. you are coming over here with a budget that we agree on, at least on the numbers at a time when the world is probably more unsettled than it has been since the end of world war ii. the invasion of crimea, geneva 2 collapse, iran negotiations stalled, the south china sea, china more and more aggressive, north korea fired missiles in the last few days, syria has now turned into a regional conflict, and the list goes on. >> meanwhile in crimea, some yooun -- ukrainian socialeds are being forced to choose sides. >> reporter: if there is somewhere this crimea where russians have full control it is here. ships block
. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary chuck hagel spelling out the u.s. military role in ukraine today. >> we are pursuing measures to support our allies, including stepping up joint training in poland, an area i visited a few weeks ago. and augmenting our participation in nato's air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. >>> senator john mccain asking chuck hagel plainly is this the right time to reduce the military. >> your timing is exquisite. you are coming...
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when chuck hagel was nominated to be wecht ry of defense. some of the comments about our allies in the middle east it stared the living die lights out of me. my fears were not understanded. hagel proudly announced his proposals to further execute the readiness of our nation by food productions and cults to military families k housing, too cam bylet crime. we have warned of putting our gored dawn. for to harry truman to who dangerous. in this readiness world it the bound fags of our freedom. the best military lines from mccar tour to omar brad de to david petraeus warned us to lull into thinking it would be safer and careful. frankly i don't give a rat's rear if pop nations like north korea bully nations like iran like us, matters not at all to me. i want them to know if they raise their hand against us in the next insurance dant. we fool ourselves into thinking we should protect ourselves on the street and asking for military volunteers. i am back from 11 vehicle three years of military tfr. every 18-year-old gets two years of mandatory chur
when chuck hagel was nominated to be wecht ry of defense. some of the comments about our allies in the middle east it stared the living die lights out of me. my fears were not understanded. hagel proudly announced his proposals to further execute the readiness of our nation by food productions and cults to military families k housing, too cam bylet crime. we have warned of putting our gored dawn. for to harry truman to who dangerous. in this readiness world it the bound fags of our freedom. the...
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decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to do it. we don't even have a national security or a national military strategy done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our troop force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> general newton, i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be ways. there's fraud, abuse, duplication. as a person who served many years in the air force, what is the strategic value of making cuts, and if we make some, where should they be made and where should we be spending more money rather than less money? >> well, first, let me say it remains an uncertain world out there. adversaries or potential adversaries get a vote in terms of where to engage, when, and under certain conditions, of course, so we need to maintain readiness. what i would advocate for is that we make sure that we still are able to send our sons and daughters of our volunteers, as you said at the top of the
decreasing a defense budget right now is not the way to do it. we don't even have a national security or a national military strategy done in the last three to four years. therefore, we don't have a baseline by which we can even determine what our troop force structure should be and how we should be exercising it. >> general newton, i think most of us would look at the overall picture of the defense budget and say there's got to be ways. there's fraud, abuse, duplication. as a person who...
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we have now spoken to someone from the ministry of defense. they say let's not put too much weight on this. frankly, every time that the russian troops have encircled military bases and they have now around ten, they have given some kind of an ultimatum. he said this is just another one of those. frankly, these ultimatums have passed and nothing has really happened. so i think it is important not to put too much weight on this deadli deadline. it is not necessarily an official deadline. from what we have seen, they have been very calm. it has been a very low key kind of invasion. ben wedeman our own ben wedeman was just at one of the border post bases. he said that the soldiers there, one commander told him he got his orders to leave his base at the black sea fleet on saturday. he had come up there. the locals were giving him tea and letting him have a place to have showers. so it has all been very amicable. as i said, a pretty low-key invasion. the situation on the ground here is very, very calm. it seems to be the international community and
we have now spoken to someone from the ministry of defense. they say let's not put too much weight on this. frankly, every time that the russian troops have encircled military bases and they have now around ten, they have given some kind of an ultimatum. he said this is just another one of those. frankly, these ultimatums have passed and nothing has really happened. so i think it is important not to put too much weight on this deadli deadline. it is not necessarily an official deadline. from...
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. >> chuck hagel is in brussels for a two-day meeting with nato defense chiefs. his goal, to insure that the other allies don't begin a run for the exits in afghanistan. nato's secretary-general issued his own warning. >> if there's no agreement, there will be no nato troops in afghanistan after 2014. >> yesterday's phone call was the first time that president obama had spoken to karzai since last june. >> it's unprecedented in war time for a war-time president not to engage in constant discourse with his principle ally. >> the chairman of theous armed services committee gave a scathing speech this week condemning president obama for remaining disengaged from afghanistan. >> it's incredible that the president has only talked about this war a handful of times. and people don't know what's going on, don't know what we have accomplished, don't know the successes that our troops have had. and i just think that is reprehensible. >> both scales and mckeon suggest the president's silence on afghanistan demonstrates he would actually prefer to leave at the end of the yea
. >> chuck hagel is in brussels for a two-day meeting with nato defense chiefs. his goal, to insure that the other allies don't begin a run for the exits in afghanistan. nato's secretary-general issued his own warning. >> if there's no agreement, there will be no nato troops in afghanistan after 2014. >> yesterday's phone call was the first time that president obama had spoken to karzai since last june. >> it's unprecedented in war time for a war-time president not to...
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basically, we pay a big defense contractor to build a system. if it doesn't work as advertised, we pay the contractor to fix it. >> if we don't dominate the seas, the sky and space and we can't take that for granted, i shutter to think who fills that void. >> this massive waste. >> of course, there's waste, fraud and abuse, the government runs it efficiently. >> why we should do away, with a lot of these agreements we have. these guys haven't produced on time, they don't bring their -- something they do bring to the forefront isn't used. >> coming up next, hoss speaker john boehner had time with the president today, and the liberal media. but he doesn't have time to come on this program, we'll ask why. rand paul is here with analysis of the speaker's schedule and his leadership and much more. >>> tonight, this week's edition of asksean is back. rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" (voseeke
basically, we pay a big defense contractor to build a system. if it doesn't work as advertised, we pay the contractor to fix it. >> if we don't dominate the seas, the sky and space and we can't take that for granted, i shutter to think who fills that void. >> this massive waste. >> of course, there's waste, fraud and abuse, the government runs it efficiently. >> why we should do away, with a lot of these agreements we have. these guys haven't produced on time, they don't...
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back here at home, defense officials confirm russia tested an intercontinental ballistic missile today, but they insisted the event was not unexpected and russia did notify the u.s. and in kiev, secretary of state john kerry talked more about dollars than weapons. chief washington correspondent james rosen is traveling with the secretary tonight. >> mobbed by ordinary ukrainians in kiev's midawn square, where 67 protesters died in the clashes that toppled the country's pro-russian president from power last month and where the air is still thick with the smell of smoke, burning rubber, and heartbreak. secretary of state john kerry promised that the u.s. will help the struggling eastern european nation in its bid to break free of kremlin influence and align itself with the west. later in meetings with interim government leaders and lawmakers in ukraine's parliament, kerry promised a billion dollar loan guarantee designed to ease the sting of energy costs. officials traveling with kerry had voiced concern that russian president vladimir putin who last week sent tens of thousands of forces
back here at home, defense officials confirm russia tested an intercontinental ballistic missile today, but they insisted the event was not unexpected and russia did notify the u.s. and in kiev, secretary of state john kerry talked more about dollars than weapons. chief washington correspondent james rosen is traveling with the secretary tonight. >> mobbed by ordinary ukrainians in kiev's midawn square, where 67 protesters died in the clashes that toppled the country's pro-russian...
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as you pointed out, karen, we saw defense secretary chuck hagel leaving the wours early and dni chief james clapper as well as other officials. this comes on a very stern warning yesterday. he said to russia if they were to take military steps in ukraine, that there would be costs associated with that. so the big question is what will those costs be? what are they considering? one white house official telling nbc news that those costs could include a possible boycott of the g-8 summit. that is slated to happen in sochi, russia, the very same place where the olympics were held in june. >> presumably i'm assuming the white house is weighing those options given there may be action at the u.n. security council or they think that's doubtful, but as they also keep app eye an eye on what is happening in the ukraine and essentially what putin does next. >> reporter: they are weighing their options very carefully, you're absolutely right. the question is will there be more that they're putting on the table in addition to the potential boycott of the g-8 summit. i can tell you they are getting
as you pointed out, karen, we saw defense secretary chuck hagel leaving the wours early and dni chief james clapper as well as other officials. this comes on a very stern warning yesterday. he said to russia if they were to take military steps in ukraine, that there would be costs associated with that. so the big question is what will those costs be? what are they considering? one white house official telling nbc news that those costs could include a possible boycott of the g-8 summit. that is...
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build up some of the nato defenses. at the same time as in 2008, any president will want to have some exit doors. if putin was to back out of crimea, we want to create a scenario where he can do that. we invite him to do that. what is interesting to me it is present obama mentioned in the phone call that a 90 minute phone call that the u.s. does understand that there is this issue of ethnic russians. white doesn't the u.s. and europe helped russia to monitor the well-being of those ethnic -- why doesn't the u.s. and europe helped russia to monitor the well-being of those ethnic russians? if you leave it on the table, gives a potential way out. >> i have been in many rings with the two presidents -- i have been in meetings with the two presidents. i have no illusions about the weight president obama thinks about president putin and his actions. >> how does he think about him? >> he sees it as illegal, a responsible, threatening the security of europe. we have been very clear about that for a long time in the discussions
build up some of the nato defenses. at the same time as in 2008, any president will want to have some exit doors. if putin was to back out of crimea, we want to create a scenario where he can do that. we invite him to do that. what is interesting to me it is present obama mentioned in the phone call that a 90 minute phone call that the u.s. does understand that there is this issue of ethnic russians. white doesn't the u.s. and europe helped russia to monitor the well-being of those ethnic --...
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reuters is reporting chuck hagel just spoke to russia's defense minister moments ago. that is according to u.s. officials. no word on what hagel had to say to his russian counterpart. we've been asking you does the u.s. have clout left when it comes to issuing red lines to world leaders? "no. now the only colors those world leaders see is yellow." "red lines were no longer compromised of twizzlers, they might not be shrugged off and laughed at." "we are no longer respected or feared which is worse." thank you for weighing in. that's going to do it for me in d.c. before we leave, we leave with you beautiful images coming to you from an icy niagara falls. >>> a fox news alert for you now on the growing crisis in the ukraine at this hour. the drum beat of possible military action is getting louder. welcome, everyone, to america's news headquarters i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright. russia's parliament giving permission to vladimir putin to send troops into the ukraine if a unanimous vote seems like a formality. ukraine officials say russian military intervention is wel
reuters is reporting chuck hagel just spoke to russia's defense minister moments ago. that is according to u.s. officials. no word on what hagel had to say to his russian counterpart. we've been asking you does the u.s. have clout left when it comes to issuing red lines to world leaders? "no. now the only colors those world leaders see is yellow." "red lines were no longer compromised of twizzlers, they might not be shrugged off and laughed at." "we are no longer...
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if you are referring to the self-defense forces, we don't have any power over them, they don't cake our orders. however, the russian military are in their deployment places and some special alert and control measures have been taken over the whole black sea fleet. that being said, we do do anything to prevent bloodshed. >> reporter: this is a chance not only for the west to talk directly to the russians, but also for the ukrainians to do so. >> we're doing everything to bring russia and ukraine in to direct contact with each other and make sure the governments are talking to each other, which the russians have not been willing to do at a senior level in recent days. >> reporter: all of this suggest there is a willingness for dialogue. russia considers the new russia in kiev ill legitimate, the southwest going out of its way to help that government. >> the package combined could bring an overall support of at least 11 billion euros over the next couple of years from european budget and the financial institutions. it is designed to assist the new ukrainian government. >> reporter: governm
if you are referring to the self-defense forces, we don't have any power over them, they don't cake our orders. however, the russian military are in their deployment places and some special alert and control measures have been taken over the whole black sea fleet. that being said, we do do anything to prevent bloodshed. >> reporter: this is a chance not only for the west to talk directly to the russians, but also for the ukrainians to do so. >> we're doing everything to bring russia...
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and this morning was the final defense witness. it was a clinical pharmacologist, the defense had called them because here's the prosecution's theory, in a nutshell. prosecution is saying even if you mix up the medications -- and they were side by side, and you took the ambien instead of thyroid medication, you then knew and felt the effects coming on you. you shouldn't have left your house. you shouldn't have gotten behind the wheel. and if it came on you when you were driving, you should have pulled over. you had that duty. so this clinical pharmacologist for the defense said the effects hit very rapidly. that the ability to make good judgment is severely impaired. and people affected by this medication don't even realize they're affected. but then on cross-examination, tough cross-examination, if someone has been on this medication for ten years, aren't you going to know and feel the effects that it's coming on you? the answer was yes. so it will be in the jury's hands shortly after these closing arguments, ashleigh. >> all righ
and this morning was the final defense witness. it was a clinical pharmacologist, the defense had called them because here's the prosecution's theory, in a nutshell. prosecution is saying even if you mix up the medications -- and they were side by side, and you took the ambien instead of thyroid medication, you then knew and felt the effects coming on you. you shouldn't have left your house. you shouldn't have gotten behind the wheel. and if it came on you when you were driving, you should have...
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. >>> tonight dick cheney rips into president obama over proposed defense cuts. he's not the only conservative voice blasting the plan. what do the numbers really show? true politics tonight. >>> a mysterious polio-like illness striking kids in california leaving some paralyzed. doctors are stumped, parents are terrified. dr. sanjay gupta joins me ahead. [ male announcer ] this is the cat that drank the milk... [ meows ] ...and let in the dog that woke the man who drove to the control room [ woman ] driverless mode engaged. find parking space. [ woman ] parking space found. [ male announcer ] ...that secured the data that directed the turbines that powered the farm that made the milk that went to the store that reminded the man to buy the milk that was poured by the girl who loved the cat. [ meows ] the internet of everything is changing everything. cisco. tomorrow starts here. ♪ male narrator: there's something positive being generated in california. when ordinary energy is put in the hands of extraordinary people, amazing things happen. the kind of things tha
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isn't the defense of mumia kind of racist? you think if mumia was white, he would be a hero, or if the dead officer was black, would he know his name? i doubt it. the great story here is maureen faulkner called a lot of senators on the fence, got them persuaded. then the president responded. here's what he had to say. very upset. what did he say? he said this, as they show it. there you go. he called it a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public servant. i would read more but frankly, it bores me. eric -- >> yes. >> yes, you. >> first. >> this nomination was a thumb in the eye to law enforcement. why were they so upset? >> they thought they had the bag. they only need a simple majority. they thought they had it. they thought they had 49 or 50 because republicans, one was going to be absent. he ended up showing up. they were sure. they sent joe biden to the senate floor to read the confirmation and it turns out they didn't have the vote. they screwed up and you want to talk about a b
isn't the defense of mumia kind of racist? you think if mumia was white, he would be a hero, or if the dead officer was black, would he know his name? i doubt it. the great story here is maureen faulkner called a lot of senators on the fence, got them persuaded. then the president responded. here's what he had to say. very upset. what did he say? he said this, as they show it. there you go. he called it a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public...
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do they have any shot of that defense working? >> i think they might. certainly when you listen to the cross-examination, one of the things the defense brought out is the unlikeliness or the uncertainty that she had about certain facts. of course, it's understandable. she's calling the police, as she said, i'm not paying attention to what i'm listening to while talking to the police. it's a chaotic situation. the defense attorney has to exploit that fact that there was stress, there was distance, and they aren't familiar with these people who are speaking so they would know who would have a high-pitched voice and who would not. again, these are all factors that affect ear witness testimony and the defense has begun to exploit it and done a pretty good job. >> danny, thank you very much. the other problem is, these things come to trial, this was a year ago that happened. how do you remember what you thought you remembered? >>> still to come, meet the 6-month-old baby taking the video by storm with a workout video. jeanne moos reports. predibut, manufactu
do they have any shot of that defense working? >> i think they might. certainly when you listen to the cross-examination, one of the things the defense brought out is the unlikeliness or the uncertainty that she had about certain facts. of course, it's understandable. she's calling the police, as she said, i'm not paying attention to what i'm listening to while talking to the police. it's a chaotic situation. the defense attorney has to exploit that fact that there was stress, there was...